Fitness Journey

In the beginning I was a 206lb "flabalicious" fat guy rapidly approaching the big 3-0. So, how am I doing? Today, about seven months in, I weighed 166.6lbs. Over the holidays I went back up to 178 lbs, but now I am working on reaching my goal of 159 lbs, 7% body fat, and a Ninja Warrior ready body.

I have completed plans for the first of thee pieces of exercise equipment I am building in my backyard. My goal is to keep the cost below $50 each.

The first piece of equipment will be a combination chin-up/dip bar. It will consist of a four foot by four foot base, two seven foot tall posts and a iron bar running between them. In addition two of the corners will also have a wooden beam extending about four feet high. Each of those beams will be connected to the two center beams by an iron pipe (hence the dip bar).